The Pittsburgh Steelers have been searching for a new special teams after Amos Jones elected to join Bruce Arians’ staff with the Arizona Cardinals. A day after receiving permission to interview Washington Redskins special teams coach Danny Smith, it ap

Kyle Williams said he was "shocked" that the New York Giants were not disciplined for comments made by a couple of their players that the San Francisco 49ers receiver was targeted for his history of concussions in last year's NFC Championship Game.

Two heroes of Super Bowls past will be part of PFT Live on Wednesday afternoon. Former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and current Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri have seven Super Bowl rings between them, which makes them pretty good judges of what a team…

Eagles expected to sign Dennis Dixon after Super Bowl

Florio speculated just last week that former Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon - currently of the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad - could reunite with college coach Chip Kelly in Philadelphia. There is now substance to support that speculation. Per G

O'Hara: Obama comment 'irresponsible'

NEW ORLEANS -- Lots of buzz going around here this week about player safety issues and the future of the game. Much of it has been fueled by President Obama saying earlier in the week that he'd have to think long and hard about letting his son play foot…

Could Dallas replace Spencer with Melton?

The Dallas Cowboys would like to bring linebacker Anthony Spencer back after Spencer's career year. They believe he could make the transition from 3-4 outside linebacker to 4-3 defensive end, and that the strides he made as a pass-rusher in 2012 portend…

Ravens linebackers coach Ted Monachino is aware of the reports that he could be the Eagles’ next defensive coordinator, but he says media reports are all he knows about it. “I haven’t been contacted and neither has the club. I’m doing everything I

First of all, mayor bets on football games are stupid. We don't care if Philadelphia's mayor will ship cheese steaks to Green Bay if the Packers win, and Green Bay's mayor will send cheese wheels to Philly if the Eagles win, or whatever lame local cuisi…

When Juan Castillo was fired as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator during the season, you could have won some good money betting that he’d be at the Super Bowl as anything other than a spectator. Castillo is there with the Ravens in a consulting role t

The guys at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News are doing a fine job of digging into Chip Kelly's coaching past for clues about how the Philadelphia Eagles will look with Kelly as their coach. The latest example this morning comes …

Breakfast links: Giants' need for speed

NEW ORLEANS -- Man, the food in this town is great. Even the links taste a little sweeter. Washington Redskins London Fletcher's teammates expect the veteran leader of the Redskins' defense to take some time before deciding whether he'll return for anot…

NEW ORLEANS -- The Cain and Abel coaching subplot in this year's Super Bowl is undeniably the most irresistible in NFL history, but it's still the playing talent that decides championships in football, and that's where the San Francisco 49ers have almos…

NEW ORLEANS -- When 49ers players and coaches are asked about the ingenuity of offensive coordinator Greg Roman's game plans, the response is always the same. There is a smile, a chuckle or a roll of the eyes, then a virtual shrug of the shoulders that …